• Two new dolmens found at megalithic site in Spain

    Updated: 2023-07-31 04:01:00
    Archaeologists have discovered two new dolmens at the necropolis of La Lentejuela outside Teba in Andalusia, southern Spain. This brings the total up to 13 dolmens in a necropolis that is less than four hectares in surface area and makes La Lentejuela the densest megalithic site in Andalusia. The two newly-discovered dolmens are more than … Read the full post →"Two new dolmens found at megalithic site in Spain"

  • Picture of the Week #766

    Updated: 2023-07-30 21:12:01
    Looking up at one of the arches on the west front of Peterborough Cathedral. Photo May 2015. Continue reading

  • Nero’s theater discovered in Rome

    Updated: 2023-07-30 08:07:00
    The remains of the Emperor Nero’s private theater have been discovered under the internal courtyard of the 15th century Palazzo della Rovere in Vatican City. Thus far, archaeologists have uncovered the remains of the left side of the semicircular cavea (the seating section) and of the scaenae frons, the architectural background of the Roman stage. … Read the full post →"Nero’s theater discovered in Rome"

  • Steelyard beam found at fortlet on Hadrian’s Wall

    Updated: 2023-07-29 04:01:00
    Just four weeks into the excavation of Milecastle 46 on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, archaeologists have already made an exceptional find: a small equal arm steelyard beam from an ancient Roman scale. Milecastles were small forts built every Roman mile or so along defensive frontier walls. There were 80 of them along Hadrian’s Wall between … Read the full post →"Steelyard beam found at fortlet on Hadrian’s Wall"

  • Medusa mosaic emerges at Mérida

    Updated: 2023-07-28 04:30:40
    Mérida is having a very good summer, archaeologically speaking. Archaeologists just found a huge bathhouse in a Roman home next to the amphitheater. Now students from an archaeology workshop have unearthed a large, multi-colored mosaic of Medusa surrounded by complex geometric patterns, peacocks and fish. The mosaic was discovered at the Huerta de Otero site … Read the full post →"Medusa mosaic emerges at Mérida"

  • Greek horse and rider from Albania at the Getty Villa

    Updated: 2023-07-27 06:56:53
    A rare Archaic period (800 – 480 B.C.) Greek bronze statuette of a horse and rider is the star of a new exhibition that opened yesterday at the Getty Villa Museum. This is the first time the statuette has been on public view since it was discovered in Albania five years ago. It dates to … Read the full post →"Greek horse and rider from Albania at the Getty Villa"

  • Picture of the Week #765

    Updated: 2023-07-23 21:24:30
    St. Michael’s, Framlingham. Photo May 2015. This weekend is the anniversary of the death of Henry Fitzroy, so I thought I’d feature a picture of his burial place. Continue reading

  • Picture of the Week #764

    Updated: 2023-07-17 00:20:45
    The Tudor section of Hampton Court Palace from the rose garden. Photo May 2015. Continue reading

  • Picture of the Week #763

    Updated: 2023-07-10 00:33:41
    Framlingham Castle from across the Mere. Photo May 2015. 470 years ago this week, Mary Tudor rallied her supporters before challenging the proclamation of Lady Jane Grey as Queen after the death of Edward VI. Continue reading

  • Upcoming Books, Exhibitions, and Events for July 2023

    Updated: 2023-07-04 21:19:04
    Welcome to the half-way point of 2023! I know I’m always commenting on how fast the year seems to be going by, but it’s particularly noticeable this year – I think because I have two looming deadlines that are approaching and that cannot be moved since laws of physics are... Continue reading

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